Preparedness update: New initiatives to support campus safety

University of Nevada, Reno strives for preparedness with addition of ‘Stop the Bleed Kits’ and National Preparedness Extravaganza events Sept. 10-14

Sept. 7, 2018
Students moving around the second floor of the Pennington Student Achievement Center.

New University preparedness initiatives saw the addition of bleeding control kits to campus this summer.

Preparedness update: New initiatives to support campus safety

University of Nevada, Reno strives for preparedness with addition of ‘Stop the Bleed Kits’ and National Preparedness Extravaganza events Sept. 10-14

Sept. 7, 2018

New University preparedness initiatives saw the addition of bleeding control kits to campus this summer.

Students moving around the second floor of the Pennington Student Achievement Center.

New University preparedness initiatives saw the addition of bleeding control kits to campus this summer.

Sept. 7, 2018

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